BELDEN or BELDING,DANIEL, Hatfield, s. of William, m. 10 Nov.
1670, Eliz. d. of the sec. Nathaniel Foote, had William, b. 1671; Richard,
1672; Eliz. 8 Oct. 1673; Nathaniel, 26 June 1675; Mary, 17 Nov.
1677; Daniel, 1 Sept. 1680; Sarah, 15 Mar. 1682; Esther, 29 Sept.
1683; Abigail, 1686, d. soon; Samuel, 10 Apr. 1687; rem. to Deerfield,
and had John, 24 June 1689, d. soon; Abigail, again, 18 Aug. 1690;John, again, 28 Feb. 1693; and Thankful, 21 Dec. 1695. His w. with
s. Daniel, and the youngest two ch. were k. by the Ind. 16 Sept. 1696,
when Samuel, and Abigail, two others of the ch. were wound. and hims.
with two more, Eliz. and Esther, were taken off to Canada, whence he
came back 1698, and m. 17 Feb. 1699, Hepzibah, wid. of Thomas Welles,
of Hatfield, whose three ds. had been, 6 June 1693, knock. on the head by
the Ind. of wh. one recov. This w. d. of William Buell, at the onslaught
upon Deerfield, 29 Feb. 1704, was taken by the Ind. and carr. a short
distance on the way to Canada, when her strength fail. and she was k.
For third w. he took Sarah, wid. of Philip Mattoon, d. of John Hawkes of
Hadley, and d. 14 Aug. 1732. His wid. d. 17 Dec. 1751, near 75 yrs.
from her first m. and in her 95 yr. HENRY, Woburn 1641. JOHN,